Looks like the design is a total success! Now it's time to expand your customer base, there has to be a XR650L rider or two besides me that want one

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Originally Posted by Dan Alexander

Now that you mention it, how about the 650 Dakar??

I can build hitches to fit just about any bike, I just need access to a bike to build the hitch off of. If you guys live close to Springfield Oregon or can find someone on the forum in my area, I can build a hitch to fit it

Now I´ve got a nut to crack for you!
I´ve read all about Alex adventures and am a dedicated follower of his thread here and there´s where I saw the trailer.

Well now I´ve decided that I want one.

2 problems:

-1. My bike the Yamaha XT 660 X SM doesn´t excist in the US at all, never did...

-2. I live in Sweden in northern Europe...

-3. You´ll have to include a 24 gallon box with the shipment...

It shouldn´t be a problem anyway I think if i just provide you with the right measurements, right?

Manneman,
Is the axle hollow? Will a 3/8" (10mm) rod pass clear through the axle? If so, I would need to know the overall length of the axle.

I really only need the "A" dimension unless the tire is not close to being centered in the axle.

International shipping is quite expensive as I ship them currently, I would need to figure out how to ship them in a smaller package, perhaps two smaller boxes?? Are you quite handy if you had to assemble a trailer, more so than I currently show in the assembly video?

Manneman,
Is the axle hollow? Will a 3/8" (10mm) rod pass clear through the axle? If so, I would need to know the overall length of the axle.

I really only need the "A" dimension unless the tire is not close to being centered in the axle.

International shipping is quite expensive as I ship them currently, I would need to figure out how to ship them in a smaller package, perhaps two smaller boxes?? Are you quite handy if you had to assemble a trailer, more so than I currently show in the assembly video?

Mike

The axle is hollow but an 8 mm rod should fit better, 10 mm won´t go true and the overall length is 310 mm edge to edge.

Good idea about the shipping in separate packages btw and picking it together is no problem for me, I´m a carpenter so I´m used to problem solving matters.

Price including shipping? DOT tyre. No fender, I´m sorry but i think it looks hideous...
I just now found out that he Actionpacker from Rubbermaid is available in Sweden so I´ll manage fine!

If we do this right I take it to Africa on the 25th of May and hence promote it in my part of the world?

Sorry, it's been a while.
I had to send my front wheel off to Woody's,
I'd messed it up last year, and waited until the snowfall to send it off.

I just got my first very short ride in yesterday in over three weeks.
Talk about withdrawals....I'm dyin' !!

Yesterday was a beautiful sunny day right below Mt Hood, but still kinda cold at 45 degrees.
Good enough for photo op, and the Moto-Mule's Maiden Voyage

These other guys are right, you don't even know this trailer is behind you.
It is TOTALLY SWEET.
I can't WAIT to go moto-camping now

My hollow axle is significantly larger than the 10mm rod going through it,
so I just rolled up a small piece of cardboard to act as a bushing, to help keep the rod centered in the axle.
Seems to work just fine, indeed.

My business is Audio/Video,
.....so my first step was to integrate a rather nice Paradigm AMS-150-SM 8" Single Stereo Speaker into the Action Packer.
With a very small battery/12v powered 20wpc Stereo Tri-Path amplifier, and my iPod or Pandora from my phone,
and this Moto-Mule will fucking ROCK the campsites now !!!

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